The Parable of the Ten Virgins Opened and Applied

Answ. 1. Consider the example of Christ, and all the people of Christ at all times, who did not place their glory in these things, but in things above: If a man is to lay much out upon something in the market, if he be wise he will enquire of prudent men that know things, the worth of them, and then it falls out sometimes those things he esteems highly are of no value; so here, look upon Paul, Gal. 6. 14. God forbid I should glory in any thing but the cross of Christ; 1 Cor. 4. 13. When the Corinthians were puffed up with greatness, to pull them down from this, he professeth he and others were the off-scouring of the world; and this was their glory, verse 16. Look upon Christ himself, he had as much excellency as could be, yet he cast it off, despised all the glory of the world, was a worm and no man; he professeth he sought no •onor of men, •ut the will of him that sent him; this was his glory.

Answ. 1. Consider the example of Christ, and all the people of Christ at all times, who did not place their glory in these things, but in things above: If a man is to lay much out upon something in the market, if he be wise he will enquire of prudent men that know things, the worth of them, and then it fals out sometimes those things he esteems highly are of no value; so here, look upon Paul, Gal. 6. 14. God forbid I should glory in any thing but the cross of Christ; 1 Cor. 4. 13. When the Corinthians were puffed up with greatnes, to pull them down from this, he professeth he and others were the off-scouring of the world; and this was their glory, v•rse 16. Look upon Christ himself, he had as much excellency as could be, yet he cast it off, despised all the glory of the world, was a worm and no man; he professeth he sought no •onor of men, •ut the will of him that sent him; this was his glory.